Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Malacothamnus
Species: Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Varieties: M. f. var. catalinensis – M. f. var. fasciculatus – M. f. var. laxiflorus – M. f. var. nesioticus

Name

Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene, 1906

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malva fasciculata Nutt. in J.Torrey & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 225 (1838)
  • Malvastrum fasciculatum (Nutt.) Greene in Fl. Francisc.: 108 (1891)
  • Malvastrum fasciculatum var. typicum Estes in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 24: 83 (1925), not validly publ.
  • Malveopsis fasciculata (Nutt.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891)
  • Sphaeralcea fasciculata (Nutt.) Arthur in Torreya 21: 11 (1921)
• Heterotypic
  • Malvastrum thurberi A.Gray in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 5: 307 (1855)
  • Sphaeralcea thurberi (A.Gray) Tidestr. in I.Tidestrom & T.Kittell, Fl. Ariz. New Mex.: 115 (1941)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, 1906. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism. Washington, DC 1:208.

Additional references

• Morse, K. 2023. Malacothamnus: Volume 3 - A Revised Treatment of the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence. DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23937066 epublication. Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malacothamnus fasciculatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malacothamnus fasciculatus. Published online. Accessed: October 20 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malacothamnus fasciculatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malacothamnus fasciculatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 20. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malacothamnus fasciculatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: southern coastal bushmallow, chaparral mallow

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